Origin: Jacksonville, FL, USA
This Jacksonville group was formed by Maurice "Mouse" Samples (lead vocals) and Ted Vaughn (drums), which evolved out of the Deep Six/Florida Deep Six in 1965. The band was originally called Mouse, The Boys & Brass and included other original members Larry Dreggors (lead guitar), Bill Harden (bass), Lester Langdale (keyboards), Frank Crumpler (trumpet) and Jimmy Moore (trumpet). They issued one single ('Dancing To The Beat' b/w 'Tears In My Eyes') under this moniker in 1967. In 1968, the ensemble added a second drummer in Pete Rowland, but after only two gigs of playing tandem skins, Vaughn wa…